Conversation Blocks

So there is this blog that I follow called

Brown Paper Packages,

and this girl has the cutest craft ideas EVER.  I had to steal her idea for Conversation Blocks and make my own for V-day. 

I started with 3 4x4 pieces of wood that my sweet husband cut for me.  I sanded them down and rounded the edges a bit to make them look like this. 

This is the first time I've ever used a sander and I don't think I did half bad!

Then I spray painted all of the blocks RED

When the paint dried, I put on another coat just for good measure.

I wanted to have a RED block, a PINK block, and a WHITE block because I think Kierste's looked so freakin' cute the way they were.  I just bought Rustoleum's spray paint from Home Depot.

I painted one pink and one white

The one that I wanted to be red I sanded down a bit, and then sprayed white paint on a paper towel and rubbed it all over the block.

When all the blocks were dry I sanded them all down a bit.  I used 220 grit sandpaper so that it didn't take off as much at a time.  The White and Pink block I sanded until some RED showed through and they had a nice aged look to them.

The Red block I sanded off most of the white that I had rubbed on.

Then I applied the vinyl letters and voilà!

This is the finished product!



Not too shabby for one of my first craft projects if I do say so myself.

Thanks for the inspiration

Brown Paper Packages!!